The Mississippi State Bulldogs donned shoulder pads for the first time Tuesday but the extra equipment did not prevent them from having another solid practice.

Head coach Sylvester Croom was again pleased with the effort his squad put forth in the two and a half hour practice in 110-degree turf conditions.

"We had another pretty good day," said Croom. "We still made a lot of errors but the effort was good. I was pleased with that. I thought they worked hard particularly for the first day in (shoulder) pads and another hot day."